For a majority of the match, the Sounders lead the Revolution, but their defense slipped up during the final minutes of the contest. The Revolution evened out the scoreboard during stoppage time, robbing the Sounders of their opportunity to secure three points in the MLS Western Conference standings.
"Obviously, it's a difficult game for us," Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid told reporters after the match. "We play a ton of games, playing on Sunday and coming back and playing on Tuesday and then flying cross-country and playing here, it puts a big burden on the team physically. So I was very pleased with how we responded. I was pleased with how we responded in the first half, in the second half, and we did what we had to do."
The Revolution opened up the scoreboard during the 12th minute of the game, when Saer Sene capitalized on a nice pass from Blake Brettschneider.
Eddie Johnson evened things out 11 minutes later, nodding a cross past Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis. Johnson struck again during the 35th minute, heading another ball into the Revolution's post for his fifth goal of the season.
"It's just something we practice on, the out-back passing forward, back and then out wide," Johnson said. "One of our strengths is getting the ball out wide and serving the ball in the box. We've got guys who can score, who are dangerous on crosses."
The Sounders maintained their lead for the remainder of the game, and for a moment, it looked like they were about to snap their (then) seven-game regular season winless streak. Unfortunately for them, their defense failed them when it counted the most, allowing Diego Fagundez to head one in.
Things won't get any easier for the Sounders in their next outing, as they'll face Real Salt Lake on July 4.
David has been a fan of the Seattle Sounders for the past 3 years. Follow him on twitter @davidkingwriter.
Sources:
Joshua Mayers, "Eddie Johnson: 'It's frustrating. You look around the locker room…'"
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